Miechów County
Powiat miechowski
County
Flag of Miechów County
Flag
Coat of arms of Miechów County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Miechów): 50°21′28″N 20°1′57″E / 50.35778°N 20.03250°E / 50.35778; 20.03250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatMiechów
Gminas
Total 7
Area
 • Total676.73 km2 (261.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total48,948[1]
 • Urban
11,612
 • Rural
37,336
Car platesKMI
Websitehttp://www.miechow.pl

Miechów County (Polish: powiat miechowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Miechów, which lies 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of the regional capital Kraków.

The county covers an area of 676.73 square kilometres (261.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 48,948, out of which the population of Miechów is 11,612 and the rural population is 37,336.

Neighbouring counties

Miechów County is bordered by Jędrzejów County to the north, Pińczów County and Kazimierza County to the east, Proszowice County to the south-east, Kraków County to the south, and Olkusz County and Zawiercie County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)[1]		 Seat
Gmina Miechów urban-rural 132.9 19,680 Miechów
Gmina Charsznica rural 78.3 7,459 Charsznica
Gmina Gołcza rural 90.3 6,049 Gołcza
Gmina Książ Wielki rural 137.8 5,098 Książ Wielki
Gmina Kozłów rural 85.8 4,619 Kozłów
Gmina Słaboszów rural 77.0 3,526 Słaboszów
Gmina Racławice rural 59.2 2,517 Racławice

References

  1. 1 2 GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.


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